While walking home with Musa, Kakeru runs into reigning champion Rikudo's Fujioka Kazuma.
When Kakeru can't let go of the inconsiderate remarks made by some passers-by, Fujioka methodically and without faltering shows him the answer.
Then Fujioka tells them about his shared history with Haiji.
The burden Haiji has borne alone. The response he gave to Fujioka.
In Fujioka's words, Kakeru begins to sense the meaning of the "strength" Haiji once described to him.
Meanwhile, Haiji is at a consultation with his doctor.
His eyes are glued to the harsh reality they see...
In this world where times and
standings change at dizzying speeds,
في هذا العالم حيث تتغير المراكز والأزمان بسرعة مهولة
In dieser Welt, wo sich alles
um Zeiten und Rangfolgen dreht,
Cuando tiempos y récords
cambian a pasos vertiginosos,
Cuando tiempos y récords
cambian a pasos vertiginosos,
Dans ce monde où temps et place
évoluent sans cesse,
In questo mondo dove tempi e piazzamenti 
cambiano freneticamente,
Neste mundo em que o tempo e colocações
mudam em velocidade estonteante,
Лидеры и рекорды сменяются
с невероятной скоростью.